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CYBER SECURITY ACT 2024 (NO. 98, 2024) - SECT 59

Disclosure of draft review reports prohibited

  (1)   An entity is liable to a civil penalty if:

  (a)   the entity receives a draft review report under section   51; and

  (b)   the entity makes a record of, discloses or otherwise uses any information in the draft review report.

Civil penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the making of the record, disclosure or use is:

  (a)   for the purpose of preparing a submission to the Board in accordance with section   51; or

  (b)   if the entity is the entity that originally provided the information under section   48 or 49--of the entity's own information; or

  (c)   with the consent of the Chair of the Board; or

  (d)   after the information has already been lawfully made available to the public (for example, in the publication of the final review report);

  (e)   for the purposes of carrying out a State's constitutional functions, powers or duties.

  (3)   Despite section   96 of the Regulatory Powers Act, in proceedings for a civil penalty order against an entity for a contravention of subsection   (1), the entity does not bear an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection   (2).

Note:   This Act does not make the Crown (other than an authority of the Crown) liable to a civil penalty.



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